Media Release
Dubai, Apr 6: Vamanjoreans UAE, a vibrant association of Vamanjoor parishioners residing in UAE are all set to stage 'Chintnen, Sobdan Ani Karnen', the evergreen drama by renowned playwright the late MickMax on Friday May 30 at Sheik Rashid Auditorium at 6.30 pm. There will also be second drama staged on the same day, which will be announced shortly.
Vamanjoor parish of Mangalore diocese has been blessed with famous dramatists, talented artistes, poets, playwrights and journalists who were born and lived in this parish, including the late Cha Fra D’Costa, a great poet and playwright. The main goal of Vamanjoor association is to help underprivileged of their parish.
The purpose in presenting the dramas is to introduce talented Vamanjoorean actors to the UAE audience and all actors will be flown from Vamanjoor. All the procedings of the dramas will go back to their parish to support medical and educational causes and for the underprivileged to stand on their feet and live a dignified life.
The award winning Konkani social drama will be performed by well-known actors from Vamanjoor namely Jerald Monteiro Mangalore, a top actor who was privileged to act with late Cha Fra. He was adjudged the best actor at the diocese-level drama competition and has acted in many Konkani dramas such as 'Shiri Gundi Simanve', 'KD Bona', 'Dakter Dusman', 'Anvak Mesthri', 'Rathshi', and 'Voram Aat'.
Another talented artiste Sapna Crasta will play the lead role in the drama. She has given mesmerizing performance in her last appearance in the play 'Bhangar Munis' staged in Dubai by Mangalore Konkans Dubai in 2012. Talented actress Assuntha Pais who had also acted in 'Bhangar Munis', Roshan M Kamath, Mario Roche and Denzil Fernandes will play the supporting roles.
The drama 'Chintnen, Sobdan Ani Karnen' will be directed by award winning director Denis Monteiro, who has acted and directed almost all of Cha Fra’s dramas. Vamanjoor’s young music director and singer Joyston Pinto will be providing the music.
For more info contact
Johnson Monteiro: 050-7282738
Jerry Lobo: 050-4621410
Ronney Serrao: 050-4503425
Stephen Menezes: 055-6543161
About MickMax
Born to Florine and Paul on April 13, 1950, Michael Maxim D'Souza started his journey as a prolific journalist in Navbharat, a Kannada daily from 1970-76. His beginnings were simple, humble and almost threadbare, but his friends were prosperous in their love for him. In his youth, he was an active member in ICYM, and was a prominent figure in the choir and amongst musicians.
Under the tutelage of Cippa Maisthry and the friendship of his son the late Bennet Pinto, he composed several Konkani jewels. His strong competitive spirit won several prizes in Konkani Natak Sabha for his beloved Bejai parish. He was a voracious youth leader and was almost hailed as the hero of Bejai parish by his peers. He has had the privilege of compering the first 25 Wilfy Nites in Mangalore, for which he drafted his own jokes and monologue mimicry and scripts.
From 1977-79, he stepped on the sandy shores of Muscat to work in a company called INCHCAPE, after which he procured a position as a marketing head in Air India.
Fondly called as Konkani’s "Thambdo Tharok" , he was an artiste who yearned for a developmental revolution in Konkani literature. His steadfastness, devotion and dedication to the language proved him to be a man of integrity and straightforward thoughts. When it came to Konkani literature, he was not one to mince words. His love for literature was multilingual. He has been well known among Kannada litterateurs, and his presence in Tulu koala Muscat has been prominent. He has joined his hands with many well-known and much loved Konkani artistes in a mighty effort to bring Konkani language on a global platform.
He has been awarded and felicitated numerous times, during his lifetime and posthumously as well. Two of his novels have won the Konkani Bhatia Paris had Award and one drama has also bagged a Sahithya Academy award which put him in spotlight throughout the Konkani world. He passed away on January 24, 2006.